Our Podcasts

Recently, the total number of podcast downloads/video views of History Hub material exceeded the 380,000 mark.

History Hub currently has several podcast series which contain interviews, conference presentations and research papers on everything from the Easter Rising to the cult of Stalin. Many of the podcasts are posted directly to the site but for convenient access to our entire archive users can subscribe to our various podcast series on iTunes, Soundcloud and via RSS feed.

The History Hub.ie Podcast Series features recordings of interviews, talks and research papers by professional historians on a variety of historical topics from Saint Patrick to Stalin. History Hub.ie podcasts have been downloaded over 100,000 times.

The Irish Revolution was a module taught by renowned Irish historian Professor Michael Laffan in the School of History and Archives, University College Dublin from the late 1970′s until his retirement in 2010. In association with the UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies and History Hub.ie all 10 of the lectures were recorded and are available to download. The course has proven to be extremely popular. The lectures have been downloaded over 100,000 times and the series was, for a time, the most popular podcast in Ireland on iTunes.

Kingdom, Empire and Plus Ultra: conversations on the history of Portugal and Spain, 1415-1898 consists of interviews with leading experts in the areas of Portuguese and Spanish history, from the beginning of the Portuguese discoveries in 1415 to the end of Spanish dominion in America in 1898. The interviews, conducted by historian Dr Edward Collins, cover a range of topics on the domestic and overseas histories of both nations. This History Hub series is funded by UCD Seed Funding and supported by UCD School of History.

History Hub has also partnered up with a number of history conferences over the years to produce podcasts. These conferences include.

Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference. History Hub presents podcasts from the 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 events. Since 2011, over two hundred speakers from a range of disciplines including History, English, Archaeology and Art History, have presented papers at the Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conferences. Click here to access the podcasts.

The Universities in Revolution and State Formation conference took place in UCD Newman House in June 2015. The conference offered a national, European and global perspective on the role and experience of universities in times of revolution and uprising. Real Smart Media, in association with History Hub, recorded the conference proceedings and these are now available to podcast.

The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr: A Dublin City Council Medieval Symposium. The Abbey of St. Thomas the Martyr was founded in the 12th century and played a pivotal role in the religious and political affairs of Dublin city until its dissolution in 1539. A weekend of events celebrating the abbey took place in October 2017. As part of the celebrations, a symposium on the history of the abbey took place in St Catherine’s Church, Thomas Street. Podcasts from the conference were produced by Real Smart Media and are now available on History Hub.